Cellar Operator

We are looking for an individual with a team-orientated mentality, extreme attention to detail, and a passion for producing beer of the highest quality.
Experience is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate.
If you have the drive to learn and adapt to an ever-changing work environment, we encourage you to apply! *Job Summary:* The Cellar person is responsible for duties involved with fermentation and conditioning of beer.
The cellar processes can affect the quality of our beer.
Ensuring quality is the cellar person’s primary focus.
The Cellar person is responsible for cleaning and sanitizing fermentation and bright tanks, as well as transferring product from tank to tank in an aseptic and efficient manner.
The Cellar person is responsible for ensuring tank temperatures and pressures are correct for the specific process occurring and carbonation levels are appropriate for the style produced.
In addition, the Cellar person is responsible for monitoring dissolved oxygen levels in fermenters and bright tanks.
The Cellar person also cleans and sanitizes product lines and other equipment as well as the general working environment.
*Attention to detail and working clean are top priorities.
* Other duties of the cellar person include dry hopping, harvesting yeast, pitching yeast, cleaning the floors, outsides of tanks, miscellaneous parts, floor drains, cellar racks, parts buckets, blow-off buckets.
Any task in the cellar deemed necessary.
The Cellar person should expect to work 40-45 hours per week with an occassional 10 hour work day.
*Duties and responsibilities include but are not limited to the following:* · Come in prepared to work.
Understand the day’s objectives by communicating with other cellar staff and Cellar Manager.
· Proper personal protective equipment worn during the entire shift.
· Confirm volume of CO2 before starting/continuing carbonation or tank purges.
· Clean and sanitize hoses/equipment for transfers and dry hopping.
· Clean and sanitize all tanks that are empty, dirty, and need cleaning and coordinate with brewing and packaging teams to ensure tanks are ready as needed.
· Transfer scheduled beers to the appropriate conditioning tanks.
· Monitor fermentation through gravity and temperature checks · Coordinate with lab/brewing team when/where to harvest and pitch yeast.
· Confirm quantities of fruit, hops or specialty ingredients prior to tank additions.
· Maintain accurate and detailed notes of all cellar activities.
· Communicate with all members of packaging and production teams to keep the day organized, running on time, and maintain a solid workflow.
· Assist in the cleaning of the cellar areas and washing of equipment, floors and tools to comply with cleanliness and sanitation standards.
*Other Requirements:* · Follow all SOP and safety protocols · Contribute to improvements and processes required to gain efficiency and quality assurance in the cellar department.
· Complete special projects or assist with packaging as assigned by supervisors.
· Remain calm, flexible, and able to work through setbacks and emergencies.
· Ability to simultaneously coordinate a wide range of activities in a hectic and fast paced work environment · Ability to know when to ask for help from other team members if help is needed to prevent mistakes and ultimately get the job done.
· Communicate clearly with co-workers and managers, verbally and written.
· Strong critical thinking and problem solving skills.
· Extreme attention to detail *Physical Requirements:* · Ability to lift and carry up to 50 lbs at chest height.
· Frequent bending, stooping, pushing, lifting, kneeling, and reaching.
· Must be able to stand for an entire shift, up to 9 hours.
· Consistently able to use repetitive hand and wrist motion.
· Work safely with hot, cold, and hazardous equipment and materials.
· Climb stairs and ladders several times a day.
Job Type: Full-time Compensation: dependent on skills and experience Work Remotely * No Job Type: Full-time Pay: From $17.
00 per hour Benefits: * 401(k) * 401(k) matching * Dental insurance * Employee discount * Health insurance * Paid time off * Vision insurance Schedule: * 10 hour shift * 8 hour shift * Monday to Friday Application Question(s): * What interests you most about this role? * What specific skills/experience do you possess that would make you successful in this role? Education: * High school or equivalent (Required) Experience: * brewery: 1 year (Preferred) Shift availability: * Day Shift (Required) Work Location: In person